Good morning, Feed My Soul family! I was in the Word this morning and the Holy Spirit would not let me stay quiet about what I read. This is for somebody today! We have been called to MORE than dead religion. More than going through the motions. God wants to fill you so full of His Spirit that you become DANGEROUS for the Kingdom! Mike Evans puts it like this — when your spirit opens up and you realize the authority you carry, the demons in hell will RUN. Not walk. RUN. The Holy Spirit will: ✨ Quicken you and bring you ALIVE ✨ Change your mentality from the inside out ✨ Create miracles in your everyday life ✨ Make you hungry for Jesus like never before Stop acting religious. Jesus is ALIVE in you! The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead DWELLS IN YOU. That’s not a small thing. That’s everything. Today I’m asking God to fan the flame, fill me fresh, and use me. Will you join me in that prayer? Drop a 🔥 below if you’re ready to stop playing church and start LIVING in the Spirit! #FeedMySoul #ComeAlive #HolySpirit #Jesus

There is something sobering about Lot’s wife. She believed enough to leave Sodom… but not enough to fully let it go. “When they had brought them outside, one said, ‘Escape for your life. Do not look behind you… Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.’” — Genesis 19:17 (ESV) “But Lot’s wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.” — Genesis 19:26 (ESV) God did not give unclear instruction. He said leave. Do not turn back. I think many of us physically leave things long before our hearts do. Sometimes God calls us out of places, relationships, mindsets, addictions, bitterness, fear, or seasons that are destroying us — and we keep looking back hoping something dead will suddenly live again. But delayed obedience is still disobedience. Jesus said: “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” — Luke 9:62 That scripture used to sound harsh to me. Now I understand it differently. You cannot walk fully into freedom while staying emotionally tied to the thing God delivered you from. The enemy is not playing games with believers. And the deeper your walk with God becomes, the deeper the testing often becomes too. Not always through obvious sin… but through grief, attachment, fear, loneliness, nostalgia, exhaustion, confusion, and the temptation to return to what feels familiar. But this is where faith steps in. “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” — Exodus 14:14 “The battle is the Lord’s.” — 1 Samuel 17:47 Real faith is not pretending life doesn’t hurt. Real faith is obeying while it hurts. It is trusting God enough not to go back to the ruins He already called you out of. I’m learning that obedience is not just hearing the voice of God… it is refusing to turn around once He speaks, don’t turn back and become a pillar of salt and miss your complete deliverance. #FeedMySoul #FaithWalk #TrustGod #SpiritualGrowth #BibleStudy #ChristianEncouragement #KingdomMindset

# Food for the Soul ✨ ## Binding & Loosing — Walking in Agreement with Heaven 📖 Matthew 16:19 “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” This Scripture has often been misunderstood. Many people think it means we can control heaven or command anything we want into existence. But Jesus was teaching something deeper and wiser than that. Binding and loosing are about agreement. Not control. Not manipulation. Not forcing outcomes. It is about aligning ourselves with the heart, wisdom, and authority of God. --- ## What Does “Bind” Mean? To bind means: - to reject - to restrain - to refuse agreement with what is destructive There are things we should not welcome into our hearts, minds, or lives. We are called to bind: - fear - bitterness - deception - chaos - hatred - impulsive reactions - hopelessness - lies about our worth Binding is saying: 👉 “This is not in agreement with God’s truth for my life.” --- ## What Does “Loose” Mean? To loose means: - to release - to allow - to welcome what aligns with God We are meant to loose: - peace - healing - wisdom - truth - forgiveness - discernment - patience - restoration - love Loosing is saying: 👉 “Lord, let Your will and Your Spirit flow freely in my life.” --- ## Heaven Leads — We Agree One of the biggest misunderstandings is believing earth tells heaven what to do. Biblically, it is the opposite. Heaven leads. We align. Jesus was teaching His followers to walk in agreement with God’s heart and truth—not in spiritual pride or control. --- ## What This Means For Us Daily Every day we choose: - fear or peace - reaction or wisdom - bitterness or healing - striving or trust Binding and loosing happen in those moments. When we reject fear and choose trust, we are aligning with heaven. When we release forgiveness instead of hatred, we are aligning with heaven. When we stop trying to control everything and surrender to God, we are aligning with heaven.

Today a mourning dove sat quietly on the ledge outside my kitchen window. I looked at it and softly asked, “Are you here for my Mom?” The dove hoo’ed. Then I asked, “Are you telling me you are okay?” Again, it hoo’ed. I thanked my mother for finding a way to get my attention, and the dove flew away. Some people will call it coincidence. Others will understand exactly why a moment like this touches the soul so deeply. My mother loved me purely. And before she passed, she told me she would send me a message. Today, my heart received peace. As a believer in Jesus Christ, I do not believe death is the end. I believe what He said: “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me will live, even though they die.’” — John 11:25 And again: “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.” — Revelation 21:4 Today reminded me that love does not disappear. The body may rest, but love remains. And in Christ, we have the promise of life everlasting. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” — Matthew 5:4 Feed your soul today with peace, gratitude, and the quiet reminders that God knows how to reach us exactly when we need it most.

The answer from God was…”He didn’t ask me for you!” That thought cuts deep because it confronts something most people spend years trying to negotiate around. Love cannot be built on one person asking, chasing, explaining, proving, waiting, sacrificing, and carrying the emotional weight for two people. You wanted to be chosen. Not tolerated.Not revisited when convenient.Not emotionally sampled between withdrawals.Chosen. And if someone does not actively ask for you — with clarity, consistency, and action — then what you are holding is attachment, hope, memory, potential, or longing… but not mutual covenant. That is the brutal part. A person can enjoy your love and still not truly choose you. A person can return repeatedly and still not build with you. A person can say they care while continually avoiding the cost of real partnership. You’ve spent a long time trying to understand why someone who was given loyalty, forgiveness, patience, softness, support, and repeated chances would still remain half-turned away. But people move toward what they truly want to protect. That’s the reality you keep running into. And the dangerous thing is this: when someone does not fully choose you, you start trying to become more understandable, more patient, more spiritual, more forgiving, more useful, more attractive, more silent, more healing — hoping one final version of yourself will finally unlock their decision. That road destroys people. Because eventually you stop asking:“Why won’t he choose me?” And start asking:“What is wrong with me that he won’t?” Those are not the same question. One examines his capacity.The other attacks your worth. Do not confuse them. Biblically, being unwanted by one person is not proof you are unwanted by God. Even in scripture, people were rejected relationally while still deeply loved and purposed by God. Sometimes the closed door is not punishment — it is prevention from staying bound to someone who will continuously consume your emotional strength without building safety beside you.